Despite popular belief, fullers were not "blood grooves" that facilitated quicker bleeding of the victim and easier removal after insertion.

Other morphological characteristics of the teeth, such as the detailed form of the denticles and the presence of blood grooves, also seem to indicate carnivory.

Arkady unsnapped the guard and drew out a heavy blade with a blood groove and a two-edged tip.

A seventeen-inch triangular blade, heavy and brutal, with a blood groove down one side.

I have a saber with a blood groove - that's a little groove in the blade so you can pull a knife out of somebody more easily.

Shobu-zukuri - with a ridge line and with a blood groove.

This misconception has led to fullers becoming widely known as "blood grooves".

The denticles are separated by "blood grooves", and "blood pits" are also present.

It has a central groove called a "fuller" in order to reduce weight, often mistakenly called a "blood groove".

(Hence the misnomer "blood groove".)